James Taylor III was recently honorably mentioned by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) and International Truck in conjunction with the 2023 Driver Hall of Fame ceremony.

Taylor has 32 years of truck driving experience. He started driving for Batesville Logistics, Incorporated in 1996.  He has been a safe, conscience and focused driver with Batesville for 27 years.

James III and his father, James Taylor Jr. traveled side-by-side to California as a team for 3 years.  Taylor says his father is still by his side as his guardian angel. He reached 3.5 million accident-free miles at Batesville Logistics, Inc in March 2023.